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Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes)
Etymology: Halieutopsis: Greek, halieutis = fisher + Greek, opsis = apperance (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 297 - 1141 m (Ref. 127411), usually 300 - 600 m (Ref. 127411). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to the Solomon Is.; Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vanuatu, New Caledonia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 127411)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal surface with black to brown vermiculate color pattern; principal tubercles on dorsal surface with 5-8 facets; ventral surface naked or with scattered tubercles; bifurcate tubercles associated with lateral line on tail; dorsal lobe of esca with pair of cirri at the tip and small appendage on each side of its base; skull length 28.7-36.8% SL, interorbital width 11.3-13.3% SL, mouth width 23.9-30.7% SL, upper jaw length 15.1-17.6% SL, post-anus length 61.7-67.8% SL, preanal length 74.9-85.0% SL, disk margin 43.4-52.3% SL, dorsal-fin length 14.8-19.1% SL, pectoral-fin length 26.1-31.2% SL, anal-fin length 16.1-20.2% SL, caudal-fin length 24.3-33.1% SL; lateral-line neuromasts: preopercular series 3-4, subopercular series 5-6, dorsolateral branch of subopercular series 3 (Ref. 127411).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., 2021. Taxonomy and distribution of the deep-sea batfish genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 10(1):34. (Ref. 127411)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.4 - 11.2, mean 10.7 °C (based on 11 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.00968 - 0.05678), b=2.94 (2.73 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
